Wizz A320 at Liverpool on Sep 7th 2017, smartphone with withdrawal symptoms
Last Update: September 8, 2017 / 19:39:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1011
Departure
Katowice, Poland
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airport reported their emergency services were alerted to a phone emitting smoke in the cabin, the phone had been moved to the back of the cabin by the time of landing already. Emergency services did not need to intervene and were on standby as a precaution.
The airline reported a passenger's phone began to emit smoke, the crew followed standard operating procedures to ensure safe operation of the flight and alerted fire fighters. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft departed for the return flight on schedule.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1011
Departure
Katowice, Poland
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-LYN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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